Improvements in stirrups



-invented certain new and useful Improve- NITED Sfr-Arne PATENT OFFICE.

CYRUS W. SALADEE, OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENTS IN STIRRUPS.

CASE A.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CYRUS W. SALADEE, of Paducah, in the State ot' Kentucky, have ments in Stirrups for Riding-Saddles a-nd I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference thereon marked.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

The nature ot' my invention consists in the improved construction of the guard for stiprups, and also in the improved mode of attachi ig the guard to the stirrup.

Ais the stirrup of the style in most general use, being made of metal, and finished according to taste.

B is the guard, formed of the same metal l as the Stirrup, (and with it forming in profile a letter D.) This guard is formed of a narrow strip or rod of metal bent or cast in any suitable ornamental form, substantially simi lar to that represented in the drawings.

C is the toe-piece, and is a metallic plate, of square or other form, secured to the guard at the point where the toe of the rider touches, and is intended to afford a better support or brace to the foot than would the guard without it.

The upper part of the guard is secured to the stirrup by means of a screw., D, which passes through a shoulder just below the strap-slot into the stud c on the guard.

The lower end of the guard is flared out so as to form a broad flat shoulder-plate, F, through which two screws or rivets, F, pass, and secure the lower part of the guard to the under side ofthe bottom ot the stirrup.

I am aware that an ungracetul stirrup, in common use in the army, is provided with a guard for keeping the foot from going too far through the stirrup; but this guard consists ot' a close leathern hood, nailed to the sides of the stirrnp. It is, however, so unsightly a device, and is so easily injured by use, that its use is confined to the army, and] is not at all used for a good class of civilian saddles.

By my invention I obtain equal security at least, and at the same time cheaper, more graceful and ornamental and durable stirrup than any heretofore known.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lctters Patent, is-

The combination and arrangement ofthe stirrup A, guard B, toe-piece U, screw D, and shoulder-plate E, the whole being constructed, arranged, and operating in the manner hereinbetore specied.

CYRUS IV. SALADEE.

In presence oil- J. Woon BELL, Jo. G. CLAYTON.

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